On Mortification

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'Be careful never to waste an occasion for mortification by complaining.'  

Edith Stein 

Painting:  Anna Ancher, Harvesters, in US public domain due to age, from Wikimedia

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These Little Mortifications

'Oh, how I like these little mortifications that are seen by nobody!'

St. John Vianney

Painting:  Winslow Homer, Girl Carrying a Basket, 1882

But Obedience

'I don't demand mortification from you, but obedience.  

By obedience, you give great glory to Me 

and gain merit for yourself.'  Jesus to St. Faustina

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Painting:  William Adolphe Bourguereau, The Haymaker